{"id":121436,"title":"FTSE 100 Surges 2% as Buying Momentum Builds","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-04-08T09:50:59+00:00","modified":"2025-04-08T09:52:17+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-surges-2-as-buying-momentum-builds/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-surges-2-as-buying-momentum-builds.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-surges-2-as-buying-momentum-builds.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Blogs","Business & Support Services","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["amsterdam","BRITAIN","European exchange","FRANCE","Frankfurt","FTSE 100","IPO","London","London Stock Exchange","London Stock Exchange Group","LSE","Paris","UK"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FT-8-APRIL.webp?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**European stock markets are extending their rebound, with momentum building across the region.**\n\nIn London, the **FTSE 100 index is up 2%, or 153 points, reaching 7,852**—a strong move that pulls it away from its lowest level in over a year.\n\nHowever, **as the chart shows**, this recovery still makes **only a modest dent** in the sharp losses sustained since **Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs last week**.\n\n![](https://www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/968-300x146.avif)\n\n**The pan-European Stoxx 600 index is up 1.75%**, buoyed by strong performances in Asia-Pacific markets overnight. *(For context: Japan’s Nikkei surged 6% after the country secured priority tariff negotiations with President Trump—becoming the first major economy to do so.)*\n\n**Joshua Mahony**, analyst at Scope Markets, commented:\n\n> “With Trump rejecting claims that he’ll delay tomorrow’s targeted tariffs by 90 days, traders should brace for renewed volatility as the week unfolds.”\n\nStill, sentiment has been lifted by reports of a proposed **$1 trillion U.S. defence spending bill**, which has **boosted shares in European defence firms** such as **Rolls-Royce and Rheinmetall**.\n\nWhile President Trump has rejected the EU’s offer of a **zero-tariff deal on cars and select industrial goods**, analysts suggest this could still pave the way for **progress toward a broader free trade agreement**."}